Home theater

I try to create this configuration: Room name: "Living Room" 1 x Sonos Beam 4 x Sonos Play:1, preferably in surround configuration. my controller is on an Android phone. The main problem that I run into is that I cannot add more that two Play:1 speakers in the same room with Beam (when trying to add more speakers, I don't have the "Living Room" room available in the drop down list on the controller, which forces me to add speakers to another room.)

How to finish setup an Apple TV remote with sonos if in has no mute button?

Is it possible to pair the beam (in tv audio mode) with a single Play:1 for "semi-surround"? I don't need a second speaker for actual surround, I just want a play:1 near the couch, to enrich sound and make dialog a bit clearer/closer. Thanks! PS: i'm new to this, and loving the Sonos community! Former airport express

Hi! I have read numerous posts about people having problems with sonos and getting the surround system all setup but no solution have worked for me. I have a Sonos playbar, the sub and two play 1. The Tv i have is a Philips 55PUS7150/12. All hdmi ports are marked ARC. From what I understand the tv should be able to do the conversions of audio and hdmi to optical audio and what not. What i've had is the playbar connected to the tv and my PC and PS4 pro connected to the tv with hdmi cables. PS4 pro problems: So what i did in the ps4 sound settings having "Primary output port" to "HDMI OUT" and changing "Audio Format (Priority)" to "Bitstream (dolby)". Before this the sonos app said in the "about sonos" that it only recieved stereo, but after this it stated dolby digital 5.1 in the sonos app. However in practice it wasn't. I've tried playing "test 5.1" videos on the ps4 youtube app with no success (though some people claim the youtube app isn't 5.1 compatible). I've also tried p

I have a Sony Bravia Android TV, a Sonos Playbase 5.1 System with Sub & 2 Play 1's connected via a Flexson HDMI Switch. The optical cable is connected to the Flexson and into the Playbase. I have a single HDMI cable connected to the Flexson HDMI out into HDMI 1 on my Sony TV. A BT Set Top Box is connected to HDMI input 1 on the Flexson and TV is set tp use Audio System in the settings, This gives 5.1 Dolby Digital from the Sonos fine. I have an Xbox one connected to the Flexson HDMI input 2, that also works fine through the Sonos, What does not work is Android Apps installed on the TV such as Netflix, Amazon Video etc... I have connected an HDMI Arc cable into the HDMI 4/Arc port on the TV and into the Flexson HDMI input 3, there is an ARC button so when I press that and choose HDMI switch 3, a message appears on the TV saying that an Audio System has been connected. If there is no sound then make sure you connect HDMI 4/Arc, there is no sound and the message will not disappear. If

The PLAYBAR has the autoplay mode that will remove it from the group when audio from the TV is detected. After you are done watching TV and want to return to listening to music through All Sonos devices, you "must" manually add the PLAYBAR back to the group for audio playback. Why couldn't this be automated? If the TV is not on, the Playbar should be automatically grouped back to the previous group, as it was before you started watching TV. Maybe, a "default" setting that it can return to automatically.

Hi all - Just got the PlayBase and it is great for music and for all my TV needs running from my Roku (via an HDMI out and to the PlayBase over optical.) Imagine my surprise to learn that it wouldn't be this easy for Blu-ray and DVD! (They really keep that part hush-hush when they try to sell you these things at the store.) Anyway, my understanding is that my Blu-ray player, the Samsung BD-P3600 (which, admittedly, is about 9 years old), can not output audio into the necessary Dolby Digital. As such, the PlayBase just goes mute and my TV reverts to its interior speakers. Question: If I were to get another optical cable and a splitter and went direct from my Blu-ray to the Sonos for audio (keeping the HDMI for picture) would this solve the problem? Or do I need to bite the bullet and purchase a newer Blu-ray player that can make the audio conversion on its own? (And if this is the case, can I set that as default, or will I need to make an adjustment with each disc?)

I just purchased a Beam (I haven't picked it up yet), but I realized that I don't have an HDMI ARC on my TV. I do have an optical out on my Toshiba. But I have read that I won't be able to control the volume of the TV through the Beam because I don't have ARC. Is there an adapter I can purchase to get that functionality?

Connected Beam but cannot turn audio on tV off

Lets say i listen to a radio station thru the BEAM and controlled with my iphone. Then i turn on my tv connected with HDMI - ARC with the Beam. I assume the beam will switch to the tv source. Then i turn my TV off. If i press play on the beam later in the day, will the tv come on or will i continue with the radio station that was tuned before i watched tv? Basically does the beam remember what it was doing before and after the tv was on?

Hi everyone, first time poster I have the Playbar installed under my tv and decided to get a couple Sonos One's for the rears My condo rear wall is not straight and one speaker will sit about 20 inches closer than the other speaker When doing sound check, will the Sonos system know that they are not the same distance and make any necessary adjustments?

New Playbase owner here. Does anybody else find it odd that while there are TV Autoplay and Ungroup on Autoplay settings for the Playbase, there is no option to regroup to the last group the Playbase was a part of when the TV is turned off? Also, it would be nice if there were an Autoplay volume setting for TV Autoplay like there is for the Connect or line-in on the Play:5. Come to think of it, I would like a default volume setting on initial playback for all my Sonos players.

Hello, I have just purchased a Beam. It sounds great however having connected it to the ARC port on my TCL TV avery 30 seconds or so the volumn display on the tv appears for a few seconds and then disappears. This is super annoying as you can imagine. Ive looked into all the settings and cant see how to turn it off. My TV has Android 7.0 software on it. Any help would be great. Thanks

I'm unable to have by Samsung UHD TV 8 series display volume level on the tv screen using my remote. . I have a AT@T U-Verse system and programed the AT@T remote to work with Samsung TV. Both my Samsung or AT@T remote won't show display thru my PlayBar

I have read the advice - under no circumstances install the PB on a ceiling.  The thing is we have the perfect place for it above the TV and am going to do it anyway What i want to know is, with the accelerometers determining the EQ by sensing the PBs orientation, will the system actually function adequately if hung from the ceiling 'upside down' using the wall mount bracket?

Hi all! I've got a Samsung KS8000 TV and a Chromecast device connected to the HDMI ARC port. When I say to the google assistant "Ok google, play videos of cats" the chromecast turns on the TV and everything works fine... Now, I want to upgrade the sound with a Beam... I know it has to be connected to the same HDMI ARC port that I currently have the chromecast in.... or so I've been led to believe? How should I connect the trio of devices so that I can still ask the G assistant to play videos on the tv so it turns the tv on and have audio coming out of the Beam? Thanks!

My Samsung only has an HDMI and HDMI DVI ports, no ARC. I have a DVD player and Apple TV in those HDMI ports. With the Beam connected through the optical cable, What functionality will I be losing as compared to the HDMI ARC?

Hello, I have Samsung QLED TV with smart remote control. Does any body knows how to set up TV remote control with Sonos Play bar? Thank you Babak

Hi, I am having an issue, I have the 2017 Nvidia shield going into my Samsung ue406670 via hdmi 1 and the Sonos beam out of hdmi 2 (arc) I get 5.1 using the TV Netflix and Amazon app but Netflix and amazon via the shield is stereo only, when I force 5.1, no sound at all. I have tried to alter the settings on TV and shield but when shield is on my only option is PCM. Could it be that my TV only supports stereo via arc? But I get 5.1 with apps directly in the TV, maybe stereo passthrough? Any ideas? Like (0)

Hi all I can’t get my directc remote to control my Sonos beam. I have a Samsung Plasma that I’m using the beat for my audio. I’ve made sure my directv remote know the Sonos is my audio (using the optical cable to connect the TV to the Beam). I’ve tried reprogramming the remote. Tired or changing the TV volume with my phone. Can anyone help??

Set up playbar, sub and play 1. Surround sound effects suck even on 5.1 Surround DVD. My Samsung set to surround before I select external speaker. Played with advanced settings. Not fixing product. Getting frustrated. Does Sonos offer no phone support?

I'm and "old" sonos newbie who has screwed-up his surround setup to the point where my wife wants it returned because it does not perform the way "we" thought it would. My system consists of a Beam & 2 Play 1 speakers. The issue is I hear the audio from my Beam only and nothing I do allows me to adjust my Play 1 speaker volume independently. I want to lower the Beam volume and independently increase the volume on my Play 1 speakers. If I use the app or the plus volume buttons on the Play 1 speakers the system volume changes. I've just submitted a diagnostics request (1302827367) in hopes they can give me some help. In the meantime - here I am - asking their user group. Thanks in advance for your assistance. Additionally I don't know the difference between a "surround system" and a "home theater system". Gumpa

I've got a Sonos Beam attached to a Panasonic Viera via the Hdmi arc port. I know how to switch from music output to tv output on the beam but whay I'd like to be able to do occasionally is swich from tv ouput through the beam to tv output through the normal tv speakers. I could just plug and unplug the hdmi cable but i wondered if theres a better solution. Thanks!

My TV (Toshiba 40SL412U) doesn't allow for muting of internal speakers unless a "Regza-Link" compatible surround sound system is attached to the TV. Of course, the Sonos Playbar does not appear to be Regza Link compatible.  Is there a software update that could be done to fix this issue? Or does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this issue? I'm currently having to use 2 separate remotes (1 for TV, 1 for sattelite and Sonos) to combat the problem, which is annoying. I'm literally willing to open my TV and clip speaker wires if thats what it takes (although I haven't for fear that would detroy any pass through ability to the optical port)

Connect inputs eliminate my cable TV digital input. I bought the Connect to turn my home theater system into steaming system but it eliminated my digital audio connection from my cable box. There is no digital in, only a digital out. I have high def cable box with digital out and if I use Connect, I sacrifice the digital audio connection to the speakers because the Connect only has RCA input. Digital in would be nice improvement